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Rope to Wire - O-Day 25 CShev at 3:25pm 10.31.22 Ask An Oday Owner 12/1957 Hi All, I'm new here ( pleased to meet you), I picked up a lovely 79 O'Day 25 about two months ago
Saltwater hose to engine (1) 4Winds at 2:34pm 10.31.22 Engines and Propulsion 24/3882 What hose should I be using to connect seawater strainer to engine? I tried 3/4" 80psi heater hose b
Winterizing question George Braun at 11:28am 10.31.22 Big Boats 17/1662 New-to-us 2008 Hunter 36. With the goal of winterizing the house water system, drained the tank at
Port shades/covers (1) rgranger at 9:52am 10.31.22 Ask All Sailors 5/957 Hi All I saw these covers on a boat ad and thought there were great... but the search terms I have
Fender covers- Yes or No? Rich Stidger at 7:23am 10.31.22 Ask All Sailors 29/2781 I have heard that using fender covers is bad because they trap dirt and will then abraid the topside
OEM Bimini support structure (1) 4Winds at 7:19am 10.31.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/893 What is OEM mfr for 2005 Hunter 33 aluminum Bimini support structure? I need to acquire new struts (
4.108 winterizing CYQK at 4:33am 10.31.22 Ask All Sailors 24/1480 My first time winterizing this engine When you run rv antifreeze through the system do you leave it
New Legend 35 owner here. pete c at 4:09am 10.31.22 Big Boats 6/839 Looking to hear from other HL35 owners,. Is there a checklist out there for things to check specif
Sharing Hull ID Number with a potential buyer. Do or Don't? Meis at 12:18pm 10.30.22 Ask All Sailors 17/6295 I have had a person interested in possibly buying my boat that wants to know the Hull ID Number prio
Epoxy for plywood Cederholm at 12:16pm 10.30.22 Ask All Sailors 3/627 I need to bond some plywood to plywood in the interior. Any epoxy recommendations? Thank you.
Cable port replacement (2) SDS3 Sailors at 11:01am 10.30.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/565 Has anyone removed the thru deck cable port box from their Hunter? Looks like it was standard acros
New holding tank (1) PK123 at 10:02am 10.30.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 14/2507 I am thinking of fitting a holding tank to my small Mirage 27as per this layout (theres not the room
Stuck new genoa on Harken furler ricksoth at 9:33am 10.30.22 Ask All Sailors 6/1024 So I had a Harken furler installed last winter and a new sail was hoisted in May '22 at the start of
How much does a new classic mast cost for a 2015 Beneteau First 25S?; How much for a Carbon fiber mast? richard18966 at 5:16am 10.30.22 Ask All Sailors 5/1454 How much does a new classic mast cost for a 2015 Beneteau First 25S?; How much for a Carbon fiber m
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 4:18am 10.30.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 139/9164 Hello, all. My wife and I just purchased a 1996 Passage 42. We had it surveyed and sea trialed and f
O'Day 39 mast step (1) Procrastin8er at 9:33am 10.29.22 Bigger Boats 8/2144 Hello! Anyone have any experience or advice in replacing the mast step in a 39? You can see in the p
Rudder Bearing and Steering Quadrant Lady FIO at 9:07am 10.29.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1160 Hi there, we are replacing our lower rudder bearing on a Legend 40.5, however when lifting the steer
Teak Cockpit Panels on My 2000 Oceanis 461 KJoseph at 8:16am 10.29.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1616 Last year my wife and I purchased a 2000 Oceanis 461 and have done a number of upgrades. One of the
Chocks for Danforth-style anchor on pulpit flightlead404 at 1:51pm 10.28.22 Big Boats 6/2667 I have a Hunter 38' with a double anchor roller. I carry a 25kg Rocna as my primary. I have a 16lb
Furling genoa cover seems too small? Qorgyle at 12:51pm 10.28.22 Ask All Sailors 23/1775 PO said he never used it as he took the sail down in the off-season and the boat out of the water. I

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Shore Tender Project_Mayhem at 12:45pm 01.01.25 I used to use a trolling motor but eventually found that lugging it around was more hassle than its
Pulling cable for wind transducer on C320 jssailem at 12:38pm 01.01.25 Welcome to the SBO Forum. Happy New Year. It is best to have some help with this task. If this is
Pulling cable for wind transducer on C320 Calif. Ted at 12:37pm 01.01.25 I unstepped my mast for new standing rigging October of '23 at the DP shipyard using my own rigger a
how to lock my rudder while under way tailboom at 12:21pm 01.01.25 I have a 1983 C22 with the stock non kick up rudder. There seems to be no way on securing the rudde
Making new floorboards for a Beneteau (3) Ralph Johnstone at 11:50am 01.01.25 Some of the old floorboards on my 1998 Beneteau are water damaged If only "Some" of the old floor
Pulling cable for wind transducer on C320 Marniko at 11:27am 01.01.25 Thanks do much for you response. Really helpful and informative. I would rather have the transducer
how to lock my rudder while under way ShawnL at 11:19am 01.01.25 My '72 just uses the weight of the rudder to keep it in. Haven't had any issues with it so far.
Pulling cable for wind transducer on C320 Don S/V ILLusion at 11:07am 01.01.25
Pulling cable for wind transducer on C320 Marniko at 10:57am 01.01.25 Will I have to lower the mast?
Pulling cable for wind transducer on C320 Marniko at 10:56am 01.01.25
Pulling cable for wind transducer on C320 jssailem at 10:53am 01.01.25 Are you replacing the transducer or installing a new one? Replacement allows you to use the existing
Making new floorboards for a Beneteau dLj at 9:59am 01.01.25 Can you epoxy over a veneer? Of course dj
how to lock my rudder while under way Hayden Watson at 9:58am 01.01.25 On my C25, one of the pintles had a hole drilled through the bit that extended out of the Grugeon wh
Sarasota Bay Returning SteveHughessails at 9:55am 01.01.25
Making new floorboards for a Beneteau Nonixskis at 9:29am 01.01.25
Making new floorboards for a Beneteau Mark Maulden at 9:21am 01.01.25
Making new floorboards for a Beneteau dLj at 9:07am 01.01.25 You can use "regular" plywood that uses water proof glue - exterior grade plywood. It's got more voi
Shore Tender (1) jssailem at 8:27am 01.01.25 Reminds me of the KonTiki... dern-day vision of a coastal pond cruiser without the sail.
how to lock my rudder while under way Jacktar at 8:22am 01.01.25 Picture of rudder and hull when in place. ?
Shore Tender dlochner at 7:56am 01.01.25 Saw these interesting personal dinghys, cheap enough to make but probably not a lot of reserve buoy

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